Accounting, B.S. Suggested 4-year Plan

How to use your 4-Year Plan

• This is a suggested 4-year plan for your major and not meant to replace regular academic advising.
• The plan is flexible and can be changed to accommodate studying abroad, a second major/minor(s) or AP/IB credits.
  • However, note that all ACTG courses are either offered in the fall or spring only. Before moving ACTG classes we recommend you visit the Argyos Advising Office first.
• You should work with an academic advisor to develop a plan that meets your interests and goals.
• You must earn a minimum of 120 credits to graduate and 70 major-specific credits to earn a B.S. in Accounting.
• Transfer students and those looking to add B.S. in Accounting as a second major should contact the program advisor for degree planning.
• If you have any questions, please contact argyrosadvising@chapman.edu.

Suggested 4-Year Plan

• We encourage you to select your General Education (GE) and minor/second major/Themed Inquiry/Honors program around the plan below. Once you fill your GE classes around your major classes, you will have a better idea of space remaining each semester when choosing your Exploration Focus.
• To be enrolled full time, you must take at least 12 credits a semester.
• In order to graduate within 4 years, we recommend you take 30 credits a year.

Year 1

• Fall Semester (6 credits for major)

• MATH 109 - Calculus with Applications in Business and Social Science 3 credits *
• ECON 200 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits

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• Spring Semester (9 credits for major)

• ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
• ACTG 210 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 credits
• COM 219 - Business and Professional Communication for Business Majors 3 credits

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  *If you need to take MATH 100 & MATH 100L, you can visit the Argyros Advising Office to reconfigure your plan. Also, you may substitute MATH 110 Single Variable Calculus I (3 credits) for MATH 109 Calculus with Applications in Business and Social Science (3 credits).

Year 2

• Fall Semester (7 credits for major)

• ACTG 211 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 credits
• MGSC 209 - Introductory Business Statistics 3 credits
• BUS 216 - Business Ethics 1 credit

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• Spring Semester (6 credits for major)

• MGSC 220 - Foundations of Business Analytics 3 credits
• BUS 215 - Legal Environment of Business 3 credits

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  You may substitute MATH 203 - Introduction to Statistics (3 credits) for MGSC 209 - Introductory Business Statistics (3 credits).

Year 3

You can earn an MS in Accounting at Chapman with one additional year of course work through an Integrated Program. To do so, you must apply during your junior year. More information is available on our Integrated MS in Accounting page. 

• Fall Semester (9 credits for major)

• ACTG 330 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 credits
• ACTG 320 - Cost Accounting I 3 credits
• MGMT 316 - Management of Organizations 3 credits

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• Spring Semester (12 credits for major)

• ACTG 331 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 credits
• ACTG 339 - Accounting Information Systems 3 credits
• FIN 317 - Financial Management 3 credits
• MKTG 304 - Marketing 3 credits

Year 4

• Fall Semester (12 credits for major)

• ACTG 440 - Accounting for Investments and Consolidations 3 credits
• ACTG 450 - Individual Taxation 3 credits
• ACTG 460 - Auditing 3 credits
• MGSC 346 - Production and Operations Management 3 credits

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• Spring Semester (12 credits for major)

• BUS 475 - Business Policy: An International Perspective 3 credits
• ACTG 451 - Taxation of Corporations and Other Entities 3 credits
• ACTG 441 - Not-For Profit and Government Accounting, and International Accounting 3 credits *
• ACTG 461 - Accounting Analytics 3 credits

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  *ACTG 441 does not need to be taken if ACTG 320 was previously taken.